Monday, October 29, 2007

Mobile and online social networking portal Indyarocks.com has announced an online short film festival which amongst other categories, would include an animation and mobile content category as well.The festival will commence on 18 October 2007 and will conclude on 15 December 2007. Nikhil Acharya, a well known and upcoming short film maker, will be the festival director.The award categories are divided into two sections, namely, The Viewers choice Awards and The Jury Awards. "In order to to nominate a particular film for the viewer‘s Choice Awards, those interested can log onto Indyarocks and vote for the films that have been uploaded. following the ballot system, the movie which garners the highest number of votes would be crowned as the winner," shared Manyam. "While on the other hand for the Jury Awards, the entries would be judged by the jury members, whose names are yet to be announced," added Manyam.Dr. Vishnu, Head of Strategy, Indyarocks, said "There is a huge amount of digital content created in the offline world and it usually never gets the kind of audience it deserves. This film festival will give an opportunity to everyone to display their creativity not only to their family and friends but to a whole new audience across the world."Founded in June ‘07 by Kalyan Manyam and Dr. Vishnu, Indyarocks is a product of PhoneLinx Communications, a new age Mobile Lifestyle solutions company based out of San Jose, California and Hyderabad.Festival Rules - The Film should be 1-10 minutes in duration.- The Film can be shot on any format, including mobile phones. - You can submit more than one short film for the IFEST.- The Film must be uploaded on Indyarocks or sent on DVD by November 18th, 07 to the address below.Nikhil Acharya, IFEST Director186, Road no: 8,Dhanalaksmi Colony, Mahendra Hills,Secunderabad-500026, INDIA.nikhil@indyarocks.com* Please note, before sending your creation by DVD you must create an Indyarocks account and mention the login ID on your DVD.- If the film is not in English, it MUST have English subtitles.- All copyrights must be owned by the Producer. Indyarocks is not liable for any copyright violations.- The Film must not contain any obscene language, hate content and nudity.